scatter vs lime

lime vs scatter

scatter and lime both are nouns.

scatter and lime both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No
lime	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lime is a hyponym of scatter; that is, lime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scatter:

scatter: strew or distribute over an area
lime: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

Other hyponyms of scatter include manure, muck, birdlime, circumfuse, distribute.

scatter (noun)	lime (noun)
the act of scattering	the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
a haphazard distribution in all directions	any of various related trees bearing limes
	any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
	a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
	a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
	a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

scatter (verb)	lime (verb)
cause to separate	cover with lime so as to induce growth
distribute loosely	spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
sow by scattering
move away from each other
to cause to separate and go in different directions
strew or distribute over an area

Difference between scatter and lime

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